FROSTBURG, Md. - The Slippery Rock University women's soccer team lost a non-conference road game at Frostburg State University, 2-1, Wednesday.
 
The result moves The Rock's record to 0-2-0 on the season overall while the host Bobcats improve to 1-1-0.
 
Wednesday's game was highlighted by freshman Abby Paterline, who registered two shots with one being her first collegiate goal.
 
Fellow freshman Eden Williams came off the bench to register a team-high three shots, one of which was on target. Bailey McGee also fired off a pair of attempts with Sydney Smith, Marissa Salisbury and Lindsey Price compiling one attempt apiece as well.
 
Goalkeeper Leah Allman played all 90 minutes Wednesday, making three saves with two goals surrendered.
 
As a team, Frostburg State held a slight 11-10 edge over The Rock in total shots. Both teams placed five shots on goal while SRU bettered FSU in corner kicks (5-3).
 
Slippery Rock produced four of the game's first five attempts with the best early scoring opportunities coming off the feet of McGee and Salisbury.
 
McGee first made a great pass from midfield to a streaking Salisbury down the near side in the 13th minute that resulted Salisbury cutting towards the center of the field and launching a shot past an FSU defender from 15 yards out, but into the waiting arms of Bobcat goalkeeper Mia Graff.
 
McGee's attempt came on a free kick from 22 yards out two minutes later, but ultimately sailed high.
 
The first of Frostburg State's two goals came in the 19th minute when Mollie Rebuck snuck a cross goal attempt past Allman. Under a minute later, FSU took advantage of misplayed ball in The Rock's zone which was corralled by Cassidy Page and shot past a diving Allman to give Frostburg a 2-0 advantage.
 
Slippery Rock cut into its deficit in the 27th minute when Paterline rebounded her own attempt and promptly chipped a shot into an empty net.
 
However, SRU was unable to find the game-tying goal over the next 63 minutes as Frostburg State first fended off a pair of Rock attempts – including a close shot by Williams that sailed high with 48 seconds showing on the clock - to take its one-goal advantage into halftime followed by a second half in which FSU managed to clear a pair of SRU corners as well as three shots to finish out the close home win.
 
Wednesday's game marked the final non-conference contest of the year for Slippery Rock. SRU now turns its attention to Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division competition starting with its home-opener against Edinboro 1 p.m. Saturday at James Egli Field.




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